The Spinners
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The Spinners is a celebrated 17th-century painting by Diego Velázquez that depicts women working in a tapestry workshop, renowned for its complex composition and exploration of myth and reality.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Spinners canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6441456 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Spinners Context triple: [Las Hilanderas, title, The Spinners]
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A.
The Spinners
The Spinners are an American R&B vocal group best known for their smooth Philadelphia soul sound and a string of 1970s hits like "I'll Be Around" and "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love."
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B.
The Stylistics
The Stylistics are an American soul and R&B vocal group best known for their smooth harmonies and a string of 1970s hits like "You Make Me Feel Brand New" and "Betcha by Golly, Wow."
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C.
The Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters are an American R&B and pop vocal group known for their versatile style and a string of hits in the 1970s and 1980s, including songs like "I'm So Excited" and "Jump (For My Love)."
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D.
Sister Sledge
Sister Sledge is an American vocal group best known for their disco-era hits like "We Are Family" and "He's the Greatest Dancer."
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E.
The Chi-Lites
The Chi-Lites are an American R&B and soul vocal group from Chicago, best known for their smooth harmonies and 1970s hits like "Have You Seen Her" and "Oh Girl."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Spinners Target entity description: The Spinners is a celebrated 17th-century painting by Diego Velázquez that depicts women working in a tapestry workshop, renowned for its complex composition and exploration of myth and reality.
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A.
The Spinners
The Spinners are an American R&B vocal group best known for their smooth Philadelphia soul sound and a string of 1970s hits like "I'll Be Around" and "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love."
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B.
The Stylistics
The Stylistics are an American soul and R&B vocal group best known for their smooth harmonies and a string of 1970s hits like "You Make Me Feel Brand New" and "Betcha by Golly, Wow."
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C.
The Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters are an American R&B and pop vocal group known for their versatile style and a string of hits in the 1970s and 1980s, including songs like "I'm So Excited" and "Jump (For My Love)."
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D.
Sister Sledge
Sister Sledge is an American vocal group best known for their disco-era hits like "We Are Family" and "He's the Greatest Dancer."
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E.
The Chi-Lites
The Chi-Lites are an American R&B and soul vocal group from Chicago, best known for their smooth harmonies and 1970s hits like "Have You Seen Her" and "Oh Girl."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | Spanish Golden Age ⓘ |
| artist | Diego Velázquez ⓘ |
| basedOn | myth of Arachne from Ovid's Metamorphoses ⓘ |
| catalogCode |
Museo del Prado P001173
ⓘ
linked to:
Prado Museum
|
| collection |
Museo del Prado
ⓘ
linked to:
Prado Museum
|
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| creator | Diego Velázquez ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | circa 1655–1660 ⓘ |
| depicts |
Arachne
ⓘ
goddess Athena (Minerva) ⓘ
linked to:
Athena
myth of Arachne ⓘ spinners ⓘ
linked to:
Spinners
tapestry making ⓘ weavers ⓘ women working in a tapestry workshop ⓘ |
| genre |
genre painting
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history painting ⓘ mythological painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
background mythological scene
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foreground workshop scene ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
artistic competition
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punishment of hubris ⓘ relationship between art and reality ⓘ status of manual labor and craft ⓘ |
| inception | c. 1657 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Italian art ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Madrid ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Spain ⓘ |
| location |
Museo del Prado
ⓘ
linked to:
Prado Museum
|
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex composition
ⓘ
exploration of myth and reality ⓘ illusionistic space ⓘ multi-layered narrative ⓘ use of light and shadow ⓘ |
| owner |
Spanish state
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Spain
|
| partOf | Velázquez’s late works ⓘ |
| pictorialTechnique |
loose, painterly brushwork
ⓘ
strong chiaroscuro ⓘ |
| significantPlaceIn | canon of Western art ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| title |
Las hilanderas
ⓘ
linked to:
Las Hilanderas
The Spinners ⓘ The Spinners or The Fable of Arachne ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Spinners Description of subject: The Spinners is a celebrated 17th-century painting by Diego Velázquez that depicts women working in a tapestry workshop, renowned for its complex composition and exploration of myth and reality.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.